How to store an expensive ball???

[mr2686]

Scott is right on, no two baseballs are equal. I'd also agree with the black ballpoint pen...stay away. It's funny you should mention Gwynn and Murray, I had to replace both because they became two light. Another one is Willie McCovey.

[Fuddjcal]

Here's the way I display mine in my home office. I also have 36 in plastic UV ball cubes inside a regular file box, This is my limit! When I buy 1, I have to sell one. Just a rule I started after I had 3 File boxes full, I'm now safely at 1 box plus the 36 displayed.

I have had fairly good luck with the older balls (NL & AL), but have had a couple Seligs that the ink dried right up on and faded off. Those were used as batting practice. The ones you see in the Cabinet are displayed in a room that gets full sun in the morning. I now limit the sunlight by shading the half moon window and of course blinds on the patio door. The balls are placed in the UV plastic cubes and then put into the cabinet that also has UV glass. 3 of the balls on the File cabinet have those Steiner UV glass holders and the oter 2 are plastic. They don't get as much light and they have been good going on 5 years. If I notice anything fading, I just swap it with another from the filing box. It works for me. The more expensive picture are framed with UV glass as well. Good luck.

[mr2686]

Hey Fuddjcal, is that Stengel/Berra SI signed by Stengel? I haven't seen many of those.

[yanksfan09]

Fuddjcal : Nice looking Wall!

[Scott Garner]

This is the way that I store many of my baseballs. Ball cubes behind UV tempered glass and minimal light exposure.

[FUBAR]

Great display Scott. very similar to what i want to do one day, although i thought of painting the wall in behind the balls black so they pop a little more.

[celoknob]

Does anyone have a specific brand of these uv holders that they recommend? Thanks.

[Scott Garner]

I don't know if there is a right or wrong answer to your question. I have mostly bought BallQube, Inc. brand from Laneville, TX, but I believe that they are all pretty good.

Originally Posted by celoknob

Does anyone have a specific brand of these uv holders that they recommend? Thanks.

[Fuddjcal]

I prefer UltraPro. for basic storage. They are UV Protected and generally hold the ball better than others. ( 3-prong holder, signature does not touch cube) I don't like those Ballcubes without a stand inside them. They can smudge your Autos from rubbing inside and are not UV protected

[David Atkatz]

I've got a few very valuable signed baseballs--'27 Yanks, '23 Yanks, Ruth...

I would worry too much having them around the house, so they're all in a safe deposit box.

(UV safe, of course.)

[FUBAR]

id have to have nice framed pictures of those incredible balls on my walls

[Fuddjcal]

yes Fubby, You can check it out on the PSA web site, #H44805

here's the link

http://www.psadna.com/verify.chtml

and those balls are displayed PERFECTLY Scott!

[FUBAR]

as wrong as this sounds, id have to have a photo of Dave's balls if i owned them myself and had them in storage

[David Atkatz]

I have lots of photos.

(And, of course, I can look at them anytime I like. )

[FUBAR]

I meant of your BASEBALLS Dave, YOUR BASEBALLS!!!